214 NARROW-HEELS. 



Narrow-heeled horses may be treated in the 

 following manner. Take a firing iron, not too 

 hot, and fire from the point of the heel (as far as 

 the hoof is drawn in), between the hair and the 

 hoof, but rather more upon the hoof. This must 

 be done on both the in-heel and out ; and if the 

 hoofs appear much contracted towards the heels 

 fire tolerably deep. As soon as the firing is 

 finished, dress the parts with the following com- 

 pound mixture. 



(RECIPE, No. 159.) 



Take— Egyptiacum, and compound tincture of myrrh,; 



of each two ounces ; 

 Spirit of turpentine, one ounce : 

 Mix, and shake them well together in a bottle 



for use. 



A small tent of tow dipped in the above mixture 

 must be laid lengthways on the wound, with a 

 pledget of dry hurds upon it, and bandaged on 

 with a roller made of flannel, or an old stocking ; 

 repeat the dressing once a day till the wound is 

 sufficiently healed ; then let him be turned out 

 into a straw-yard, and give him a winter's run. 

 If in the spring of the year, let him have a sum- 

 mer's run on low ground, either of which will 

 prove suitable to forward the cure. In about six 

 weeks after the above operation is performed, a 



